home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
/ Fun Online 1997 April / FOL0497.iso / win95 / tvml.z / 236.txt < prev    next >
Text File  |  1997-01-30  |  7KB  |  186 lines
  1. {\LABEL chapter1}{\JUMP People,chapter3}     {\JUMP Government,chapter4}     {\JUMP Economy,chapter5}     {\JUMP Transport,chapter6}     {\JUMP Communications,chapter7}
  2. {\B}{\C 0,0,255}Overview{\N}{\C 0,0,0}
  3. Like many islands in the Pacific, Tokelau offers a precarious existence for its inhabitants due to its small size and relative isolation. Copra, crafts, stamps and coins provide revenue, but aid from New Zealand is also needed.
  4.  
  5. {\B}{\C 0,0,255}Geography{\N}{\C 0,0,0}
  6.  
  7. {\B}Location:{\N} Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand 
  8.  
  9. {\B}Map references:{\N} Oceania  
  10.  
  11. {\B}Area:{\N} 
  12. {\I}total area:{\N} 10 sq km  
  13. {\I}land area:{\N} 10 sq km  
  14.  
  15. {\B}Land boundaries:{\N} 0 km   
  16.  
  17. {\B}Coastline:{\N} 101 km  
  18.  
  19. {\B}Climate:{\N} tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) 
  20.  
  21. {\B}Terrain:{\N} coral atolls enclosing large lagoons 
  22.  
  23. {\B}Natural resources:{\N} negligible  
  24.  
  25. {\B}Land use:{\N} 
  26. {\I}arable land:{\N} 0%  
  27. {\I}permanent crops:{\N} 0%  
  28. {\I}meadows and pastures:{\N} 0%  
  29. {\I}forest and woodland:{\N} 0%  
  30. {\I}other:{\N} 100%  
  31.  
  32. {\B}Irrigated land:{\N} NA sq km  
  33.  
  34. {\B}Environment:{\N} 
  35. {\I}current issues:{\N} very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand 
  36. {\I}natural hazards:{\N} lies in Pacific typhoon belt 
  37. {\I}international agreements:{\N} NA  
  38.  
  39. {\LABEL chapter3}{\JUMP Overview,chapter1}    {\JUMP Geography,chapter1}    {\JUMP Government,chapter4}      {\JUMP Economy,chapter5}      {\JUMP Transport,chapter6}      {\JUMP Communications,chapter7}
  40. {\B}{\C 0,0,255}People{\N}{\C 0,0,0}
  41.  
  42. {\B}Population:{\N} 1,503 (July 1995 est.)  
  43.  
  44. {\B}Age structure:{\N} 
  45. {\I}0-14 years:{\N} NA  
  46. {\I}15-64 years:{\N} NA  
  47. {\I}65 years and over:{\N} NA  
  48.  
  49. {\B}Population growth rate:{\N} -1.3% (1995 est.)  
  50.  
  51. {\B}Birth rate:{\N} NA births/1,000 population 
  52.  
  53. {\B}Death rate:{\N} NA deaths/1,000 population 
  54.  
  55. {\B}Net migration rate:{\N} NA migrant(s)/1,000 population 
  56.  
  57. {\B}Infant mortality rate:{\N} NA deaths/1,000 live births 
  58.  
  59. {\B}Life expectancy at birth:{\N} 
  60. {\I}total population:{\N} NA years 
  61. {\I}male:{\N} NA years 
  62. {\I}female:{\N} NA years 
  63.  
  64. {\B}Total fertility rate:{\N} NA children born/woman 
  65.  
  66. {\B}Nationality:{\N} 
  67. {\I}noun:{\N} Tokelauan(s)  
  68. {\I}adjective:{\N} Tokelauan  
  69.  
  70. {\B}Ethnic divisions:{\N} Polynesian  
  71.  
  72. {\B}Religions:{\N} Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%  
  73.  
  74. {\I}note:{\N} on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant 
  75.  
  76. {\B}Languages:{\N} Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English  
  77.  
  78. {\B}Labour force:{\N} NA 
  79.  
  80. {\LABEL chapter4}{\JUMP Overview,chapter1}    {\JUMP Geography,chapter1}    {\JUMP People,chapter3}    {\JUMP Economy,chapter5}    {\JUMP Transport,chapter6}    {\JUMP Communications,chapter7}
  81. {\B}{\C 0,0,255}Government{\N}{\C 0,0,0}
  82.  
  83. {\B}Names:{\N} 
  84. {\I}conventional long form:{\N} none  
  85. {\I}conventional short form:{\N} Tokelau  
  86.  
  87. {\B}Digraph:{\N} TL 
  88.  
  89. {\B}Type:{\N} territory of New Zealand  
  90.  
  91. {\B}Capital:{\N} none; each atoll has its own administrative centre 
  92.  
  93. {\B}Administrative divisions:{\N} none (territory of New Zealand) 
  94.  
  95. {\B}Independence:{\N} none (territory of New Zealand) 
  96.  
  97. {\B}National holiday:{\N} Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840) (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand) 
  98.  
  99. {\B}Constitution:{\N} administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970 
  100.  
  101. {\B}Legal system:{\N} British and local statutes 
  102.  
  103. {\B}Suffrage:{\N} NA 
  104.  
  105. {\LABEL chapter5}{\JUMP Overview,chapter1}    {\JUMP Geography,chapter1}    {\JUMP People,chapter3}    {\JUMP Government,chapter4}    {\JUMP Transport,chapter6}    {\JUMP Communications,chapter7}
  106. {\B}{\C 0,0,255}Economy{\N}{\C 0,0,0}
  107.  
  108. {\B}Overview:{\N} Tokelau's small size, isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The people must rely on aid from New Zealand to maintain public services, annual aid being substantially greater than GDP. The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and  handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand. 
  109.  
  110. {\B}National product:{\N} GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.) 
  111.  
  112. {\B}National product real growth rate:{\N} NA% 
  113.  
  114. {\B}National product per capita:{\N} $1,000 (1993 est.) 
  115.  
  116. {\B}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{\N} NA% 
  117.  
  118. {\B}Unemployment rate:{\N} NA% 
  119.  
  120. {\B}Budget:{\N} 
  121. {\I}revenues:{\N} $430,830  
  122. {\I}expenditures:{\N} $2.8 billion, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.) 
  123.  
  124. {\B}Exports:{\N} $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983) 
  125. {\I}commodities:{\N} stamps, copra, handicrafts 
  126. {\I}partners:{\N} NZ 
  127.  
  128. {\B}Imports:{\N} $323,400 (c.i.f., 1983) 
  129. {\I}commodities:{\N} foodstuffs, building materials, fuel 
  130. {\I}partners:{\N} NZ 
  131.  
  132. {\B}External debt:{\N} $0  
  133.  
  134. {\B}Industrial production:{\N} growth rate NA% 
  135.  
  136. {\B}Electricity:{\N} 
  137. {\I}capacity:{\N} 200 kW 
  138. {\I}production:{\N} 300,000 kWh  
  139. {\I}consumption per capita:{\N} 180 kWh (1990) 
  140.  
  141. {\B}Industries:{\N} small-scale enterprises for copra production, wood work, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing 
  142.  
  143. {\B}Agriculture:{\N} coconuts, copra; basic subsistence crops - breadfruit, papaya, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats 
  144.  
  145. {\B}Economic aid:{\N} 
  146. {\I}recipient:{\N} Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $24 million  
  147.  
  148. {\B}Currency:{\N} 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents 
  149.  
  150. {\LABEL chapter6}{\JUMP Overview,chapter1}    {\JUMP Geography,chapter1}    {\JUMP People,chapter3}    {\JUMP Government,chapter4}    {\JUMP Economy,chapter5}    {\JUMP Communications,chapter7}
  151. {\B}{\C 0,0,255}Transportation{\N}{\C 0,0,0}
  152.  
  153. {\B}Railroads:{\N} 0 km  
  154.  
  155. {\B}Highways:{\N} 
  156. {\I}total:{\N} NA  
  157. {\I}paved:{\N} NA  
  158. {\I}unpaved:{\N} NA  
  159.  
  160. {\B}Ports:{\N} none; offshore anchorage only 
  161.  
  162. {\B}Merchant marine:{\N} none 
  163.  
  164. {\B}Airports:{\N} none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Western Samoa 
  165.  
  166. {\LABEL chapter7}{\JUMP Overview,chapter1}    {\JUMP Geography,chapter1}    {\JUMP People,chapter3}    {\JUMP Government,chapter4}    {\JUMP Economy,chapter5}    {\JUMP Transport,chapter6}  
  167. {\B}{\C 0,0,255}Communications{\N}{\C 0,0,0}
  168.  
  169. {\B}Telephone system:{\N} NA telephones 
  170. {\I}local:{\N} NA  
  171. {\I}intercity:{\N} radiotelephone service between islands 
  172. {\I}international:{\N} radiotelephone service to Western Samoa 
  173.  
  174. {\B}Radio:{\N} 
  175. {\I}broadcast stations:{\N} AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA 
  176. {\I}radios:{\N} NA 
  177.  
  178. {\B}Television:{\N} 
  179. {\I}broadcast stations:{\N} NA 
  180. {\I}televisions:{\N} NA 
  181.  
  182. {\B}{\C 0,0,255}Defence Forces{\N}{\C 0,0,0}
  183.  
  184. {\B}Note:{\N} defence is the responsibility of New Zealand 
  185.  
  186.